Andray Blatche Has Been Amnestied, Which Means It’s The End Of A Memorable Era

For seven long seasons the Wizards waited for Andray Blatche, the teenager they drafted 49th overall in 2005, to develop. Finally, they’ve given up. Reports that DC residents are petitioning to make the 17th of July a federal holiday remain unconfirmed, but seem highly plausible.

For those of you who never checked in on the NBA’s traveling circus that was the ’11/12 Washington Wizards, the Andray Blatche train was essentially derailed 18 games into the season. That’s when the boneheaded forward lost his starting job to Javale McGee, whom the team deemed the lesser of two evils. Blatche watched from the bench as his minutes diminished, and eventually the Wizards simply elected to put him on the shelf.